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Bathroom Renovation Willow Springs, IL

Gut rehab of small basement bathroom in Willow Springs, IL. Changed tile floor, enlarged shower for bench, wainscotting with wallpaper above, custom closet shelving and much more. If your interested in Bathroom Remodeling and If your located in Willow Springs, Western Springs, Burr Ridge or Countryside inquire […]

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Basement Renovation and Bathroom Renovation in Willow Springs, IL

On this project we renovated basement and basement bathroom in Willow Springs, IL. The scope of work included transforming a spacious basement with a kitchen, sauna, bathroom, and two workout rooms. Our team executed a comprehensive renovation by completely removing the kitchen, installing a battery backup sump […]

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Full Bathroom Renovation and Adding Powder Room in Naperville, IL

Bathroom Remodeling/conversion in Naperville, IL. We converted a single bathroom into a full bathroom and powder room. Client had a full bathroom with toilet in its own area "Water Closet" We used the space to make a powder room out of water closet and added toilet […]

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Chicago Basement Renovation and Adding Bathroom

Project located in Chicago, IL. Full basements renovation with adding a bathroom. Had to trench the concrete to add ejector pit and move sump pump location relocating drains for drain tiles. This was no easy task as the prior builders buried metal plenums and other large […]

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Kitchen Renovation in Skokie, IL

Gut rehab of kitchen in Skokie/Evanston IL area. Project had all low voltage wiring from the late 50's we changed out to 110. Moved location of few appliances. Changed the tile floor throughout leading into the powder room as well. Service: Kitchen Renovation Location: Skokie, IL […]

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Bathroom Renovation in Willow Springs, IL

Gut rehab of bathroom. We took the closet from their office to enlarge bathroom for a double vanity sinks. Ran all new plumbing, electrical, exhaust vented through roof, wainscotting tile and much more. Bathroom Remodeling Project location: Willow Springs, IL Estimated budget: $30,000.00 […]

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Attic Conversion in Chicago, Illinois

Recent attic conversion in Chicago, IL. Clients work from home and needed two offices. We split the attic for two spaces and added a break area in between for mini fridge, coffee machine and microwave. Custom built in shelving to hide AC duct work. Darker colors […]

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New Stairway to a Loft and New Flooring in Chicago, IL

We were called to remove the spiral stair case going to the loft and change over to standard stairs using the old closet as entry point. Added new hard wood floating floor to bedroom hallway and all the treads on 2 stairways. It was hard getting […]

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Two Bathroom Remodels in Willow Springs, IL

Complete gut rehab of two bathrooms in Willow Springs, IL. Moved door openings and vanity adjacent walls. Added pocket door to each bathroom. Customer also wanted to have the bathrooms as sound proof as possible. We added mineral wool insulation to all walls, 2lb vinyl rubber […]

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Backsplash and Kitchen Flooring in Chicago, IL

Small project consisting of kitchen flooring and backsplash located in Chicago, IL Edge water neighborhood. We also enlarged closet opening for french doors vs single. Service: Kitchen Renovation Location: Chicago, IL Estimated budget: $6,500 […]

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Custom Welded Wire and Wood Fence in Willow Springs, IL

Removal of old wood fence and shed. We built a custom wood and welded wire fence. This was designed and built off clients only photo collection of similar ideas. All wood was dado ripped for both sides to have same finished look. Willow Springs, IL Service: Custom […]

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Kitchen Renovation with Load Bearing Wall Removal in Chicago, IL

Renovated old kitchen and powder room in Chicago, IL. Removed load bearing wall to open up kitchen, added arched entries, new electrical panel, tile floor, back splash and a ton more! Service: Kitchen Renovation Location: Chicago, IL Estimated budget: $35,000 […]

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Bathroom Renovation in Chicago, IL

Bathroom Renovation in Chicago, IL. Complete gut, heated floors, lighted mirrors, custom built in shelving area, wainscotting and much more! Bathroom Remodeling Project location: Chicago, IL Estimated budget: $30,000.00 […]

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Tesla Home Charging Station in Chicago, IL

We have been doing a lot of these and are now offering it as a full time service. On this project we had to dig a trench from the home to garage, add a Sub Panel in garage and installed a Tesla car charger. All projects […]

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Blown In Insulation, Drywall, and Painting in Chicago, IL

This was a great project! Client had an issue of exposed duct work between flat roof and ceiling causing condensation water damage. We removed sections of drywall and did blown in insulation approx 3 feet depth to cover all duct work in approx 1800 sq ft […]

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Garage Drywall, Painting, and Storage in Chicago, IL

Client called for options on finishing his garage. We completed Drywall, Painting and storage to Lake View Garage. Sorry we don't have great photos of the project. Client started moving stuff back in prior to getting a good finished photo. Garage Remodeling Location: Chicago, IL Estimated budget: $9,800 […]

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Trex Railing Installation in Chicago, IL

Clients metal railing was rusting and causing it to damage the Trex Decking, We replaced the damaged Trex Decking and installed Trex Aluminum railings. This will never rust! Budget: $5000 […]

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Attic Conversion to Master Bedroom and Bathroom in Chicago, IL

This was a great project! We moved the HVAC and all duct work that was originally in unfinished attic to be behind walls. All new duct work was custom made by one of our HVAC specialist! We changed out the A coil and condenser to […]

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Third Story Cantilever Deck Chicago, IL

Client had rotted very dangerous deck needed to be replaced. It was cedar prior but they wanted to mimic the custom railings with Trex decking. We custom built all railing parts. Remodeling Location: Chicago, IL Estimated budget: $11,000 […]

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High Rise Project, downtown Chicago, IL

2 Phase project downtown Chicago, IL Unfortunately we lost most of our photos of these projects. Phase 1, Foyer in elevator area tile paint and lighting. Bathroom Renovation in Master Bedroom Phase 2, Split master bedroom into 2x rooms for their children to have own rooms. We built […]

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Custom Cedar Deck With Privacy Fence and Hot Tub in New Buffalo, MI

Poured concrete slab for hot tub. Custom Cedar Deck. This was a fun project! Clients wanted privacy and to be able to walk right out of their home to jump in! Custom bench and drink rails as well. We also made custom hidden access panels for […]

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Roof Top Deck Chicago, IL

Client had to get roof replaced. Afterwards the deck had to be rebuilt. We have a special process using Tuff Block System and Trex Decking with hidden fasteners to allow deck to be removed in future to be reused without damage in case there is ever […]

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Attic Conversion in Chicago, IL

We added stairway from 2nd floor to their attic and converted the attic to livable space. Larger project took about 3 months to complete. Added electrical home run from basement with 3 circuits for electric heat, outlets, and lighting. Pre finished hard wood flooring, new windows […]

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Curbless Steam Shower Chicago, IL

Gut rehab of bathroom in Chicago creating a curb-less steam shower with heated floors. Removed separate bidet and combined with TOTO all in one unit. We added a damper controlled venting system into shower for perfect comfort and humidity control. Custom built closet with hidden compartments. […]

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Deck Replacement In Brookfield, IL

Client had an issue getting companies to return an estimate or his calls after visiting the decking project. He gave Forty-Eight Oaks a call and we got back to him within a few days. The project itself required permits, architectural drawings, and a lot of prior […]

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